August 29, 2009
Angel Island, San Francisco Bay
Meeting Time and
Place:
Primary: Saturday, August 29th,
at 8:15
AM at the 11th and P Streets parking lot in downtown
Sacramento
Alternate: Saturday, August 29th, at 9:00
AM in Vacaville at the
Davis Street Park-and-Ride (See Map)
Outing Leaders: Wendy
M Desormeaux, Suzanna
Depalma, and Eric Emerson
Contact Email: suzannadepalma@att.net
Contact Phone: 530-756-8066
Alternate contact Email: etemerson@comcast.net
Alternate Contact Phone:
707-448-2607
Directions: (See Directions Map) I-80 west to Hwy 37
in Vallejo, Hwy 37 west to Hwy 101, south to Tiburon Blvd./Hwy 131 exit, then
east to end of Tiburon Blvd. We plan to arrive at the Tiburon Ferry Station
around 10:30 AM and will then take
the 11:00 AM ferry to Angel
Island. The cost is $13.50 per
person (round trip).
Description: We
will photograph Fort McDowell
(East Garrison) and the Immigration Station (North Garrison) on Angel Island State Park. After arriving by
ferry around 11:15 AM we will first
walk about 1 ½ miles on a paved road to Fort
McDowell. On this site there are many old building that can be photographed
inside and out. The old administrative center and hospital are here. The walk
will also include many nice vistas of the northern SF bay. From Fort
McDowell
we will walk to the Immigration Station at China Cove. This is where the
immigrants were detained, sometimes for months. We
will try to arrange a tour of the Immigration
Station Museum
where poems written on the walls by detainees can be seen.
We will plan to return to Tiburon on the
4:20
PM ferry. Arrival
time back in Sacramento should be
around 6:30 PM.
Additional
Information:
Angel Island Organization Link
Angel Island Photography
What to Bring:
·
Water and
lunch or a snack
·
Money for carpool drivers.
Please note that the parking fee for each car will be $16.00 (full day rate).
Also, ferry passage is $13.50 per person round trip
·
Good walking shoes and
appropriate dress for seasonal mild temperatures and possible windy areas.
Sunscreen and a hat would also be a good idea.
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Figure 1 –
Ayala Cove
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Figure 2 - Immigration Station
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Figure 3 -
Bldg at Immigration Station
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Figure 4 - Detention Center
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Figure 5 -
Hospital Room at McDowell
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Figure 6 - Bldg at McDowell
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